The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-25

ish business; you have winged Your bird,
Help me, will you; I'm not quite dead.
She FASTENED, and, STOPPING, Iiitnd him
to a sitting posture, then To his feet, though
it VAS soon proven he could not stand nor
take a step unassistcd.
"Wcll, I'm in n pretty tiN, aad you are
u gay old huntrc,s. How did You como To
shoot me, and what's m old wumHm Ike
You doing with q gun, anyhow
81 Use Diuy, sir WIS tr!m' ter at
somcp'n for mislis' Chrismus dinner.
II lowed yer WIS 4 turkey, sir
"a turkey Wen, you're IN old goose.
| was calling wild turkeys myself But
hurry up. What can YOU duH II will hv
impossible to get back to the town, Where
does your mistress live? Help me 10 get
there, ior | want a doctor topcA theses shot
out OF my knee
I'VE lives les about Il mile lrom here,
sir. My mlstis doesn't hry comply
these times. | low lis ton year sru,c
anybody 'ccptiu' her an Mis-, Lead an nae
WIS there. But hciu' Is | shotvor nlNcr
can Git no further, Use free ter .ty We
can 'commodatc yer iur dc night
"Wcll, 'commodulc' me right now with
your arm, and hold me mp strong, iur this
] l'hAA IT. AAAlNIlln ~ 'N'N W wv '' ''''H
| the gun across her shoulder Nv it, stray,
and put her strong, siucwy arm muund
hIu, and they went forward slowly,
"a shame tolvm uu an old woman, hc
said directly, "hut H. can hc helped, !
suppose. And vuu took me iur a turkey.
Wen, that's good. Didn't vuu ever hear a
hunter make that call hclour?' \ low
musical laugh followed the words, aud ~
they came into an open space and the
moon lifted her face above the horizon,
Diana rl2cd at him i]urtiycly.
The close fitting hunting suit ol soft
corduroy showed well the graceful, manly
figure. 4 dark hat pushed bach lett hare
u very white lorrhvad, q gun held, barnet
down, in the right hand, that wa Jl thr
din light revealed, Tut htuu'@ rJr Na'
altun"dtu thcurrrulsoi refined yu.rys amt
She had already sud To herself "\ p'uilc.
man, mono o d., commuu iuiLe round
here
'lcs. sir We liyvs deere, hut dr places
nose gone ter ruin nov. Nurs'rr been
dead seventeen years ter night, und do ole
house luugs muscly ter tie lgt- iu' owls.
Nobody lett hut irs mislis, Miss lSJl an
me. Miss Lead, she's seventeen year ole
ter night, too
They entered the yupl, uopl,r separated
il nov from what Was once the Lawn vuI
reaching The steps, broken Wnd d"r1N,d,
Diana helped him zap With some d]iilicult!
opened u rickcty door AMI ushcrl lrluu
into 4 wide. dr~ulttr hooking hgll. llrru q
candle WIS burning ou asmall iahl" and
seating him IN the me chair visible, t''
old woman said hurricIly, u will ro tell
mistis.
She disappeared and hc heard voices ir
thc distance. suddenly q lunr uUruul,
aud down the long dim hall rim' toward
him q figure go entirely uut ul keeping
with the surroundings that he uturIt In
hrlth. and with involuntary movement
be- staggered To his feet, holding the table
Tor support.
4 riri, slender graceful. agile met hi'
view, clad In q long soft r1l.' ui violet vel
vet. which made me- sound ~ " tEill,'
upun the floor. The du,sl was mgdr ~
the quaint fashion ul an uldvu time, viii
volt yellow lace about III" throat um,
wrists. she hooked like SOME ,rutu,
stepped from thp DAYS ~ rumJurr. tai
inp wlu the beautiful lace, whom eye
black n- slups looked lculys-ly into hr
own. and ct the long rlppliur hair "a
shimmctiuv gold, hvld back hy ntana
gih 81 asurc ribbon, hc Thought, "Ey th
pul.. Some airy ~pTiuCpsi am suCl
draining % liut -hc had come directly e
him, had taken hi- hand between her own
was saving iu sweetest, met piiy,ng Ur
cents
~ am 4p surrN. su very snrr, WliumI
bids me welcome yuu to StuutNrr hall
lat me- help YOU. We will ~ q" the SUP
prrmum. where she will speak with yul
hcr-,li. llcp. lean uu ne, you must uu
s,ay Ia this cold hall
n,iurr hc had uttered q word rh' hn,
placed his arm uu her shoulder, aud
holdiur li- huui. had taken q step iUr
ward. then. smiling mp into hls il~'
I asked Come, am ! not strong ruuughi
lie locked duwu into her eyes ILL.,, IN
In a dream md dream be- almost ~,
, licycd il was. ~ could II w. ihr Wuun.
that male lin giddy and slow ui speech
hut hc answered softly Lean ON ,uri
little primers. my accident VEN vel
bought los such u privilege
Ilc had turned very pale. bat, hy
b great effort, silul erect, lrlni only hphil.
/, un her shoulder, and they passed sl"wl,
down the hall AMI diu,tll stool frame,
iu the doorway NJ small, ousy ru"m.
4 till. slender woman, ituWuiUr sliphil'
Ut thp piriuur thoy presented. r'er {" mor
him. "llrW. Diana sh, lid. boo o lu.
hut hyperion, voice, help ii' gentleman
my daughter
, H. flushed suddenly aud l'ut arliu.
the door immc. with O l"uh ~ miuslr
/, hautrur and Uuin drew away irlm hI
iir guide. Uul, bowling, aiiu. "PaUl"i
/, my intrusion. madam would uui need
lrssly have 'r.pus-ud uIUu '"ut h"7li
tally.
Diana had helped him 20 {, frat no,
/. Load had skunk away win % pUt,l,d iuul
, iu hpr c,,s lhr reflection ui ihu ilslp
polnimrnt sp plain IN the lnu ul hr
mother.
Tho latter n.urcl him with sil,I'
T, courtesy that hr WiH quit welcome au,
that iu 70 irW moments DIANA would 81 lui
the physician.
Oi Tic luW Iunug fiill hnlitallr l'al
duriug Diana uh-rurn, uuEus,d un' iu.
thr stranger aud then, rctumiuriuth o up
Der uum. her mother had .ul m u ,ulu
strangely cold and appellant, You can e
nov. my daughter
What diet Il mrau9 shcvuuI,pd VIII
could she not st in the luuw Wh,u be-
mother and ihr guest were talking Win
must shc ~ alone lui nrrruvl ul ~ hDu
own empty chamber liu' here nld Dian.
found hpf late in the night When IN,
looked in. as WIS horcu,ium, tLu lisi thin
bpiup going lu hur own hc,l,
The ir smuuliyrrl aud the room va
r ruuiug chill, hu' in the luN fu,krr
swinging buyk uul forth, she ST. Dian.
knoli beside hpr "Whut is it hone,
whuts team do In dem puuity pitt!
vyVs.'
hut iur answer the child fuur herself ul
the faithful OH hrst aud buni into
pi#i uu ul weeping
"Nly dnliu NY i.lin Whit hos gon'